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The 2022 Movie Auction Returns!

July 15, 2022/ 94 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins · Chris Ryan

Part two of the year's movie auction: Sean, Amanda, and Chris Ryan each draft five second-half-of-2022 films with a $1,000 budget, snake-style, 30 seconds a bid.

A sale of 15 lots across 3 paddles, $3,000 at the hammer.

Top lot: The Fabelmans, to Paddle 1, $555.

AI-generated This episode was transcribed and analyzed with AI models. The matches aren't perfect — expect the occasional misheard title or a link to the wrong film.

The paddles who spent what

Paddle 1
Sean Fennessey
$1,000
5 lots
Paddle 2
Amanda Dobbins
$1,000
5 lots
Paddle 3
Chris Ryan
$1,000
5 lots

The board this sale, by hammer price

  1. 01
    The Fabelmans poster
    The Fabelmans 2022
    No.1 Sean Fennessey
    $555

    Spielberg's autobiographical film, script with Tony Kushner; Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Paul Dano.

  2. 02
    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever poster
    Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022
    No.3 Chris Ryan
    $425

    Ryan Coogler's sequel, made in the wake of Chadwick Boseman's death.

  3. 03
    Avatar: The Way of Water poster
    Avatar: The Way of Water 2022
    No.2 Amanda Dobbins
    $356

    James Cameron's long-delayed sequel.

  4. 04
    Asteroid City poster
    Asteroid City 2022
    No.3 Chris Ryan
    $295

    Wes Anderson, shot in Spain; Tom Hanks, Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Jeff Goldblum among many others.

  5. 05
    Triangle of Sadness poster
    Triangle of Sadness 2022
    No.1 Sean Fennessey
    $240

    Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or winner; Woody Harrelson, a luxury cruise gone wrong.

  6. 06
    See How They Run poster
    See How They Run 2022
    No.2 Amanda Dobbins
    $233

    1950s London whodunit; Saoirse Ronan, Sam Rockwell, Adrien Brody.

  7. 07
    The Banshees of Inisherin poster
    The Banshees of Inisherin 2022
    No.3 Chris Ryan
    $220

    Martin McDonagh reunites with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson; one friend abruptly ends the friendship.

  8. 08
    Armageddon Time poster
    Armageddon Time 2022
    No.2 Amanda Dobbins
    $200

    James Gray's childhood memoir; Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Anthony Hopkins.

  9. 09
    Bros poster
    Bros 2022
    No.2 Amanda Dobbins
    $150

    Nicholas Stoller directs; Billy Eichner stars and co-writes.

  10. 10
    Blonde poster
    Blonde 2022
    No.1 Sean Fennessey
    $110

    Andrew Dominik's Marilyn Monroe story, from the Joyce Carol Oates novel; Ana de Armas.

  11. 11
    Beau Is Afraid poster
    Beau Is Afraid 2023
    No.1 Sean Fennessey
    $94

    Ari Aster's follow-up to Hereditary and Midsommar; Joaquin Phoenix. Announced under the working title Disappointment Boulevard, reportedly cut at four hours.

  12. 12
    The Menu poster
    The Menu 2022
    No.2 Amanda Dobbins
    $61

    Mark Mylod (Succession); Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Ralph Fiennes; a chef's tasting menu turns sinister.

  13. 13
    Tár poster
    Tár 2022
    No.3 Chris Ryan
    $59

    Todd Field's first film since 2006's Little Children; Cate Blanchett as a famous conductor.

  14. 14
    Poor Things poster
    Poor Things 2022
    No.1 Sean Fennessey
    $1

    Yorgos Lanthimos; Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe.

  15. 15
    Violent Night poster
    Violent Night 2022
    No.3 Chris Ryan
    $1

    Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow); David Harbour as a rogue Santa Claus.

Titles link to TMDb where a confident match exists. Unlinked entries are too new to be cataloged or aren't films.

Passed in raised, no bid

AmsterdamPreyBodies Bodies BodiesThe Gray ManDecision to LeaveSalem's LotHalloween EndsThirteen LivesStrange WorldThe Zone of InterestEmpire of LightThe WhaleThe Pale Blue EyeBardoOne Fine MorningResurrection

Previous sale January · first-half slate

Also mentioned raised along the way

First-half 2022 films they wish they'd drafted Everything Everywhere All at OnceDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of MadnessJackass ForeverThe BatmanDeep WaterWatcherAmbulance

Past-auction lore House of GucciWe Bought a ZooThe Matrix ResurrectionsLicorice PizzaCry Macho

Not films filtered out: TV, games, ads

TV The Old ManBlackbirdWe Own the CityThe StaircaseThe DropoutTokyo ViceUnder the Banner of HeavenOuter RangeObi-Wan KenobiMoon KnightBetter Call Saul1923

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